Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Albania
Albania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 21.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Albania, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Albania stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Albania peaked at 21.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1997.
Albania ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.4% | — |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -49.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +187.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +67.3% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +68.7% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 8.2% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 16 Belize 25.5% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 23.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 22.3% compare
- 20 Fiji 21.5% compare
- 21 Samoa 19.8% compare
- 22 Montenegro 19.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,739 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 12,157 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 99.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.13 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Albania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Albania was 21.9% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.